HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1979-053 ORDINANCE NO. 79-53
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 25 , SECTIONS
25-27 , 25-28 and 25-36 ; PROVIDING FOR INCREASES IN
WASTE WATER RATES AND WATER RATES AND COST DEPOSITS
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1979 ; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE ,
TEXAS :
Section 1. That Chapter 25 , Sections 25-27 , 25-28 and
25-36 are hereby amended to read as follows :
"Sec. 25-27 . Waste water rates .
There is hereby levied and shall be collected monthly from
every customer of the sewage system of the city, a service charge
for the use of such sewage waste water system, which charge shall
be determined as follows :
Residential Service :
Customer uses water up to :
3 , 000 gallons monthly, (minimum) $ 6 . 20
4, 000 gallons monthly 6 . 70
5 , 000 gallons monthly 7 . 20
6 ,000 gallons monthly 7 . 70
7 , 000 gallons monthly 8 . 20
8 ,000 gallons monthly 8 . 70
9 , 000 gallons monthly 9 . 20
10, 000 gallons monthly 9 . 70
11, 000 gallons monthly 10 . 20
12 , 000 gallons monthly 10 . 70
13 , 000 gallons monthly 11 . 20
14, 000 gallons monthly 11. 70
15 , 000 gallons monthly 12 . 20
Commercial Service :
Customer uses water up to :
3 , 000 gallons monthly, (minimum) $ 8. 70
4, 000 gallons monthly 9 . 20
5 , 000 gallons monthly 9 . 70
6 , 000 gallons monthly 10 . 20
7 , 000 gallons monthly 10 . 70
8 , 000 gallons monthly 11. 20
9 ,000 gallons monthly 11. 70
10 ,000 gallons monthly 12 . 20
11, 000 gallons monthly 12 . 70
12 , 000 gallons monthly 13 . 20
13 ,000 gallons monthly 13 . 70
14, 000 gallons monthly 14. 20
15 ,000 gallons monthly 14. 70
For each one thousand (1 , 000) gallons in excess of
fifteen thousand (15 , 000) gallons and up to and
including thirty thousand (30 ,000) gallons of water
per month, there will be a charge of thirty cents
($0. 30) per thousand gallons ; for each one thousand
(1, 000) gallons of water in excess of thirty thousand
(30 , 000) of water, there will be a charge of twenty
cents ($0. 20) per thousand gallons .
"Sec. 25-28. Water rates .
There is hereby levied and shall be collected monthly from
customers of the water system of the city the following charge
for water service :
General Monthly
Water Consumption Rate
First 2 ,000 gallons , minimum $ 4. 72
Next 3 ,000 gallons , per 1,000 gallons 1. 84
Next 5 , 000 gallons , per 1,000 gallons 1. 15
Next 10 ,000 gallons , per 1,000 gallons 0 . 98
068.' Next 30 , 000 gallons , per 1,000 gallons 0. 86
Next 50, 000 gallons , per 1,000 gallons 0 . 81
Next 50 ,000 gallons , per 1,000 gallons 0 . 75
Next 150, 000 gallons , per 1,000 gallons 0 . 69
All over 300 ,000 gallons , per 1,000 gallons 0. 63
Temporary: For a water meter installed for construction or
other temporary purposes on a fire hydrant : One dollar
and forty-four cents ($1. 44) per one thousand (1,000)
gallons and a minimum charge of thirty-four and 50/100
dollars ($34. 50) .
Minimum Charges : In any case the following monthly minimum
charges shall be made upon customers of the water system
except as provided in Section 25-42 :
Minimum Minimum
Size of Meter Gallons Monthly Charges
3/4 inch or less 2M $ 4. 72
1 inch 9M 14. 84
4. 12 inch 21M 26 . 62
2 inch 34M 37 . 84
3 inch 78M 75 . 79
4 inch 100M 91. 99
Larger than four-inch to be agreed upon by contract.
Fire sprinkler connection 14. 38
"Sec. 25-36 . Application and cost deposit for water,
waste water and refuse service.
Any person desiring to obtain water, waste water and refuse
service shall make application to the water department and before
such person may be granted such service, he shall deposit with
the city in the form of cash deposit or cash bond a sum of money
equal to the rates shown on the following table :
Single-family residential ,minimum $ 25 . 00
Multifamily (apartments) ,minimum per 2" tap35 . 00
Commercial , minimum 35 . 00
Industrial, minimum 215 . 00
Fire hydrant meter, minimum &
Construction meter 450 . 00
Upon determination of the city water department a sum of
money equal to one and one-half (12) times the average monthly
bill for the three (3) services for that type and size of
customers may be required. The city water department shall
illoser have the authority to require an additional deposit if it is
determined that the cash bond is inadequate to meet the one
and one-half (12) times the average monthly bill requirement.
Failure to pay water, sewer and refuse bill within the time
allotted for payment shall be considered notice by the customer
to discontinue services and to apply as much of the deposit as
necessary to the satisfaction of the past-due bill. In such
cases no service shall be renewed to the customer until the
sum of money on deposit shall have been brought back up to the
full amount of required deposit. "
Section 2 . The effective date of the increased waste
water rates and water rates is October 1, 1979 and all customers
shall be billed under the new rates commencing said date.
Section 3 . That the effective date of the increased cost
deposit for water, waste water and refuse service pursuant to
Section 1 above is October 1 , 1979 , and all customers desiring
to obtain water, waste water and refuse service shall pay the
increased cost deposits commencing said date.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or appli-
cation thereto to any person or circumstance is held invalid
or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction,
such holdings shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of the ordinance and the City Council hereby declares
it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance
despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain
in full force and effect.
Section 5 . Emergency. The fact that the present Code of
Ordinances for the City of Grapevine, Chapter 25 , sections 25-27 ,
25-28 and 25-36 , relating to waste water rates and water rates
and cost deposits are inadequate creates an urgency and an
. emergency and in the preservation of the public health, safety
and welfare requires that this ordinance shall take effect
immediately from and after its passage and the publication of
the caption as the law and charter in such cases provides .
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Grapevine,
Texas , this 11th day of September, 1979 .
MA OR
ATTEST:
CITY 'EC' /AR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY